Chapter 22

Money tempts the heart, but it didn't drive you mad because the profit wasn't enough.

Yang Qifeng bitterly smiled, knowing he had stumbled this time.

He wasn't the protagonist and didn't have the protagonist's luck to resist the temptation of the immortal pill with his willpower at a critical moment. Fortunately, he successfully awakened the Qianlan Demon God.

Yang Qifeng was still shaken. The Qianlan Demon God looked at the immortal pill and sighed, "Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill, no wonder you are like this."

After recognizing the immortal pill, the Qianlan Demon God was enlightened, his eyes bright as he gazed at it, seemingly deep in thought.

"An immortal pill, just a few glances at it, and it stirs up one's inner demons," Yang Qifeng said bitterly. In his past understanding, whenever an immortal pill or divine weapon appeared, it would always cause bloodshed and disaster, resulting in countless deaths.

He thought such situations were exaggerated to add drama to stories.

But after seeing the immortal pill, Yang Qifeng knew that a bloodbath was nothing compared to the real thing.

These treasures and immortal pills seemed to have a magical power. As soon as greed arose in one's heart, it would be amplified, leading to desires and inner demons. Everyone would have a侥幸心理 (侥幸心理 means侥幸 psychology, which can be translated as "侥幸 mentality" or "lucky mentality"), thinking they were blessed and would be the ones to obtain the treasure. This was exactly what Yang Qifeng had thought just now.

The path of cultivation is indeed extremely difficult, filled with trials.

This time, the emergence of inner demons was both a crisis and an opportunity.

After successfully suppressing the inner demons, a sense of emptiness followed. His gaze towards the immortal pill became calm, and his realm advanced significantly.

"Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill, how could that old official have refined it?" Yang Qifeng looked at the Qianlan Demon God, full of doubts.

The Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill is a third-grade immortal pill, a rare treasure, but it depends on who it is for.

A third-grade immortal pill, it's not surprising that the old official refined it, but what's surprising is the effect of the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill. Its effects limit the user. For the old official to personally refine the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill, it should be for his junior. But if it's for his junior,

The alchemy furnace used should be the先天八卦炉 (先天八卦炉 means先天 Bagua Furnace, which can be translated as "先天 Bagua Furnace"), not this Bagua Immortal Furnace.

Although the Bagua Immortal Furnace can also refine it, compared to the先天 Bagua Furnace, one is a post-natal object, and the other is a pre-natal object, containing pre-natal qi, with at least a 30% difference in power. Therefore, if it's for the old official's junior, he wouldn't do it this way. In the eyes of the Qianlan Demon God, the old official's actions now seem like a deception.

"This matter is interesting. It seems the event I calculated has occurred," the Qianlan Demon God said with a cold laugh.

The Qianlan Demon God is not an ordinary person. As an ancient demon god, he is well-versed and especially skilled in divination. In the ancient demon race, those who surpass him can be counted on one hand, including the Emperor and Bai Ze, and even Nuwa.

After considering everything, the Qianlan Demon God's eyes were filled with coldness. He spoke to Yang Qifeng in a deep voice, "The Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill has extraordinary effects and will greatly benefit you. Now that it's right in front of you, it would be a shame not to take a bite."

Yang Qifeng was shocked, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at the ring on his claw and said softly, "Eating the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill, wouldn't that be discovered?"

Who would discover it, Yang Qifeng didn't specify, but the Qianlan Demon God knew.

In response to Yang Qifeng's question, the Qianlan Demon God calmly said, "Eating the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill is impossible. Not a single pill can be missing; that's the bottom line, and we cannot cross it."

Yang Qifeng waited quietly, waiting for the Qianlan Demon God's explanation.

"We won't eat the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill; we'll lick it!" the Qianlan Demon God slowly revealed his plan.

"Lick!" The Fire Crow's face showed a strange expression.

"Exactly, lick. Lick each Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill once. Although it's not as good as eating it directly, it will accumulate over time. Licking more will be worth at least one Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill," the Qianlan Demon God said softly.

"Then, let's lick," Yang Qifeng, who was initially uncomfortable and slightly embarrassed, threw all his reservations aside after hearing the Qianlan Demon God's words. What's the point of being embarrassed when there's a real benefit?

A Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill can transform one's body, achieving a demon spirit body. Losing some face is nothing.

His eyes sparkled with excitement, but there was no greed this time. The Qianlan Demon God saw this and inwardly approved.

"The Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill will be completed in a few days. During this time, I'll test your transformation skills," the Qianlan Demon God said, looking at Yang Qifeng's nine-zhang body and the tiny Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill.

With Yang Qifeng's nine-zhang body, the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill is smaller than a feather. Even touching it would immediately digest it.

"Growing larger or smaller is the most common way of transformation. Show me your skill in shrinking," the Qianlan Demon God said, raising an eyebrow.

"Alright!"

Yang Qifeng nodded, a faint glow emanating from his body as his nine-zhang body began to shrink rapidly: nine zhang, eight zhang, six zhang... three zhang, one meter, half a meter.

Yang Qifeng's body finally shrank to one centimeter.

Pain spread through his body, and Yang Qifeng stopped, knowing he had reached his limit.

Shrinking from nine zhang to one centimeter seemed like a significant change, and anyone would recognize Yang Qifeng's transformation skills as extraordinary. But to a true expert, it wasn't much.

In the ordinary world, nine zhang is over thirty meters, equivalent to about ten floors.

It's a massive size, but in this mythological world, mountains over a hundred zhang or even ten thousand zhang are common. Different worlds have different perspectives.

"Reaching this point in such a short time is impressive," the Qianlan Demon God said, then continued, "Don't undo the transformation. Just like this, go up."

Under the Qianlan Demon God's guidance, Yang Qifeng approached the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill, extending his long tongue to lightly lick it. As soon as it touched his tongue, the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill began to dissolve. The Qianlan Demon God, who was prepared, immediately emitted a blue light, severing the connection between Yang Qifeng and the Qianyuan Bone-Replacement Pill.